January 6, 2021 GC-DWC Receives Award to Address Gaps in WCD The University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) has received an award from the Porticus Foundation to address crucial gaps in the knowledge and understanding of whole child development (WCD). The needs and risks of children growing up in adversity are m
December 18, 2020 The GC-DWC's Holiday Reading List As the GC-DWC reflects on the past year, we are grateful for all of you who have continued to grow and learn with us.
December 3, 2020 GC-DWC Receives Research Grant from USAID LASER PULSE Initiative The University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) is pleased to announce the receipt of a research grant from USAID’s Long-term Assistance and Services for Research: Partners for University-Led Solutions Engine (LASER PULSE) initiative.
November 18, 2020 Faces of the Read Haiti/Strong Beginnings Radio Program The Read Haiti/Strong Beginnings Radio program is made possible through the support of USAID, the W.K.
November 5, 2020 USAID awards $8 million to Notre Dame to expand early literacy, learning programs Recognizing the impact of the University of Notre Dame’s efforts to improve childhood literacy in Haiti, the U.S.
October 28, 2020 A Different Approach to Teacher Development and Training The Read Haiti teacher training program is made possible through the support of USAID, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and an Anonymous Foundation.
September 23, 2020 Education in Crisis: Can COVID-19 help bridge the Digital Divide? At its peak, school closures due to COVID-19 occurred in 191 countries, affecting nearly 1.6 billion students and 63 million teachers (UNESCO 2020). While these numbers are unprecedented, large-scale school closures are not.
August 31, 2020 The Challenges and Opportunities of SEL Research: Be prepared to listen. For the past year, Patricia Cabrerizo has been engaging in a study, led by the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child and in partnership with UNESCO’s Horizontes program, on understanding local perceptions of social and emotional skills in rural communities of two regions in Peru (Cusc
August 27, 2020 But what about the mothers? The group of women sat in the quiet courtyard, six feet apart, and looked around in silence: some avoided eye contact, while others did their best to catch another’s eye, trying to gauge the energy in the room and who would speak first.
August 24, 2020 Notre Dame receives $40 million federal award to improve global education outcomes The University of Notre Dame’s Pulte Institute for Global Development — together with the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) and its Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child — has won a $40 million cooperative agreement to lead a five-year program to advance U.S.
